Bai Qian also walked over with the help of the city wall, and said to Mo Yun with a wry smile: "Yun, it's too early to say victory, I don't know if we can hold the next offensive?" ”

Xiao Jingcong also nodded when he heard this, and said, "Yes, we will have a chance to breathe at the end." But Dugu Yunliu will definitely not let us have a chance to breathe easily, so you get ready, the next thing is a hard battle! ”

Mo Yun frowned, raised his head, looked at the camp of the Liangxia coalition army illuminated by the firelight outside the city, and said with a long sigh: "No, those Liangxia coalition troops outside the city really want to rely on their own men and horses and plan to fight a war of attrition with us, right?" During the day they lost 20,000 men and horses, and we lost 7,000, and if we continue to let the other side continue to be consumed like this, sooner or later we will become turtles in the urn, and in the end there will not be even a single soldier left......"

Mo Yun voiced his worries, and his worries were exactly what Xiao Jingcong was worried about.

Xiao Jingcong glanced at Mo Yun, and said with a faint smile: "Actually, it's normal, if I were the commander of the Liangxia coalition army, I would also choose to use this way." It can be said that this is the safest way, and the siege of the city is supposed to pay more battle losses than the defending side, which is not surprising. If there is enough food and grass, or even directly surround and not fight, it will not be long before the momentum of our defenders will weaken, and when the time comes, it can be said that we will get twice the result with half the effort! ”

Listening to Xiao Jingcong's serious analysis, Mo Yun's face became a little ugly, "Damn! Wouldn't we have no chance at all, so we had to sit back and wait? ”

When Bai Qian heard Mo Yun's words, he also spoke: "Half a month ago, the prince had already ordered Zhang Huatian, the city lord of Cloud City, to go to the northern frontier to rescue the soldiers, and it was time to come back even if the day was calculated." If Zhang Huatian can rush back with the rescue troops, maybe we can cooperate with them to attack the Liangxia coalition army, maybe this is our only chance of survival, right? ”

After speaking, Bai Qian looked at Xiao Jingcong, as if seeking his idea.

Xiao Jingcong was expressionless, and said with a serious face: "Although Zhang Huatian has indeed gone out to move the rescue troops, we can't put all the treasures on him, and no one dares to say that he will definitely be able to catch back." Even if we do come back, we may not be able to bring back many reinforcements, so we still have to rely on our own strength to defend Cloud City! ”

"Lord Wang, what you said is light, there are still more than 100,000 people on the opposite side, and the defenders in our city are already less than 20,000, if Liang Xiajun really insists on attacking recklessly, I am afraid that our Cloud City will fall within three days......" Mo Yun heard the conversation between Bai Qian and Xiao Jingcong, and couldn't help but say frustrated words on the side.

Xiao Jingcong walked over, patted Mo Yun's shoulder hard, and said with a smile: "Xiaoyun, when did you become so pessimistic?" Don't lose faith, we're not defeated yet! What's more, with the eyes of those 20,000 soldiers looking at us, how can we give up so easily and slump? ”

"Yes, what the prince taught me is that I just complained, and asked the prince to forgive me." Mo Yun hurriedly pleaded guilty to Xiao Jingcong.

"Hmph, then the king will teach you a lesson, Xiaoyun, tonight you will inspect the north tower and the movements of the Liangxia coalition army, once the other party has any movement, immediately report to the king!"

When Mo Yun heard this, he finally showed his motivation, hugged his fists at Xiao Jingcong, and took the order to inspect.

After Mo Yun left, Bai Qian stepped forward again and asked, "Lord Wang, why is Liang Xiajun so anxious?" The second prince of Liang just recruited 70,000 recruits from the country, and then transferred to the front line without any repairs, and directly attacked Yuncheng, obviously as long as he surrounded Yuncheng, and when the time passed, we couldn't fight against them at all, but the other party paid so heavy casualties and did not hesitate to attack the city on three sides, is there something wrong? ”

Hearing Bai Qian's question, Xiao Jingcong walked to the front of the city tower, put his hands behind his back, and said lightly: "Because now the court of the Liang State is also divided into two factions, one is the main battle, and the other is the main peace. The main battle faction is headed by Dugu Yunliu, the second prince of Liang, and Chen Beixuan, a veteran of Liang, is also in this camp, and the main and political faction is headed by the prime minister of Liang and a number of civil officials......

"I see!" After listening to Xiao Jingcong's explanation, Bai Qian nodded suddenly in realization, "In this way, the second prince of the Liang Kingdom may be more anxious than us now?" Once Yuncheng cannot be defeated in time this time, and the troops are lost, will the monarch of Liang State be more inclined to the lord and faction headed by the prime minister of Liang State? ”

"Yes, exactly!" Xiao Jingcong nodded and agreed with what Bai Qian said, "That's why Dugu Yunliu is so anxious." Even the army did not trim up, and directly besieged the city and entered the palace against us, according to the king's guess, he is likely to continue to attack tonight! ”

"What? Tonight? Night battles and sieges? During the day, the Liangxia coalition army had already suffered heavy casualties, so should they continue to attack? Bai Qian asked in surprise.

"Well, it's very possible, anyway, let's prepare for the worst......" Xiao Jingcong said while looking at Bai Qian's wound just now, and asked with concern: "Xiaobai, how is your injury?" Can you continue to fight? ”

Bai Qian patted his chest and said with a smile: "Don't worry, my subordinates are fine, and now it won't be a problem for me to kill a cow!" ”

Chu Nan nodded, didn't look at him anymore, turned around and moved his gaze to Yan Zixi, who was treating the injured soldiers on the city tower, and only then did he show a trace of warmth. Raising his head and looking at the moonlight in the sky, the moonlight tonight is extraordinarily cold, and there seems to be a trace of blood in the white moonlight...... V3 Academy

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The main camp of the Liang-Xia coalition army.

"His Royal Highness the Second Prince? Lao Chen didn't hear it right, right? You just said ...... Did you say you were going to attack Cloud City overnight? Old General Chen thought that he had misheard the old ear, so he tentatively asked Dugu Yunliu again, wanting to confirm with him whether there was a mistake in giving the order just now.

Dugu Yunliu had a gloomy face and replied solemnly: "Old General Chen, don't you know? We don't have much time to waste, if the news of our army's casualties reaches back to Xiao State, sooner or later my father will be persuaded by those ministers to let us give up the southern expedition to Xiao, so no matter what, Yuncheng must be taken! Even if I pay twice or even triple the casualties, I will not hesitate to do so! ”

Dugu Yunliu's cold face was a little distorted, cold sweat oozed from Old General Chen's old forehead, and his brows were furrowed: "But His Royal Highness the Second Prince, our soldiers have been fighting hard for a day, if they continue to fight, I am afraid that there will be a mutiny, how about letting them rest a little?" ”

General Chen's worries, how can Dugu Yunliu, as the commander of the three armies, not know? But he has no choice, now he is in a race against time, if he doesn't take Yuncheng as soon as possible and block the mouths of those lords and factions in the imperial court, Dugu Yunliu is likely to strip off the post of commander, and everything he has done at that time will only fall short at the cost of so many soldiers' lives.

So Dugu Yunliu will not let this scene appear no matter what!

Dugu Yunliu's face was gloomy, and he gave an order to General Chen again in an irresistible tone: "General Chen, immediately send an order to the three armies, one watch to make fires and make food, and the second watch to attack the city!" ”

When General Chen heard Dugu Yunliu's order, he just stood in place without any movement, and his old face showed a hint of embarrassment.

Dugu Yunliu saw that Old General Chen was unwilling to pass on the order, his tone became cold, and he scolded sharply: "Old General Chen, do you want to disobey the military order?" Well, if you refuse to give the order, it's a big deal that the prince will pass the order himself! ”

After speaking, Dugu Yunliu waved his sleeves and turned around to walk out of the tent to convey the order to the soldiers of the Liangxia coalition army. Seeing this, General Chen finally made up his mind and stopped Dugu Yunliu from behind.

"His Royal Highness the Second Prince, let's let the old minister bear this infamy!"

Dugu Yunliu heard General Chen's words, stopped, turned around, General Chen stepped forward, hugged his fists and said to Dugu Yunliu: "His Royal Highness the Second Prince, you are the commander of the three armies, and the future of the Liang Kingdom, Liang can do without me Chen Beixuan, but there must not be His Royal Highness the Second Prince!" ”

General Chen said bitterly, bowed down, and made a big salute to Dugu Yunliu again, and then walked out of the Chinese army's tent with a steady step.

Looking at the sad back of Old General Chen's departure, Dugu Yunliu clenched his fists tightly and muttered in his mouth: "Old General Chen ......"

The night wind blew up, and the sky in the north seemed to become cold all of a sudden.

At the second watch, the camp of the Liangxia coalition army outside Yuncheng City suddenly became brightly lit, and torches illuminated the area.

The loud horn sounded in the night sky, and countless Liang Xia soldiers surged towards the side of Cloud City like a tide.

Mo Yun, who had been monitoring the movements of the Liang Xia coalition army outside the city, saw this scene and scolded in his heart, "Damn Liang Xia Jun, don't you let people rest for a moment?" He chose to attack the city overnight! Before he could finish thinking about it, Mo Yun hurriedly ordered the soldiers defending the city to blow the horn, and he personally ran to the main city tower to report to Xiao Jingcong.

"Lord Qiqi, the Liangxia coalition army has launched an attack on us again, and I don't know how many men and horses will be dispatched!" Mo Yun knelt in front of Xiao Jingcong and prayed in his mouth.

When the generals and soldiers on the tower heard this, their bodies were shocked, and their faces showed even more horror, even though there were many panicked rumors......